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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1955

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Arm Injured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1955 · page 3

Patrick Walsh 16, of Lawes-street, East Maitland, employed at the Maitland Furniture Factory, received a laceration…

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Inquest Into Williams River Drowning

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1955 · page 5

The Coroner, (Mr. F. W. Aldis, J.P.) on Wednesday, (26th ult.) conduct-drowning of Kenneth…

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Drowned Boy Afraid Of Water

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1955 · page 3

A Witness told the Maitland deputy coroner to-day that a nine-years-old boy, drowned at Gresford, had…

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Miners’ Foot Injured By Trolly

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: A miner employed at Liddeil colliery was injured when his right foot was jammed under a trolly at…

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Injured Man Drove Tractor to Get Help

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: A man who suffered severe facial injuries when he was struck by a piece of wood, drove his tractor 2¼…

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Accidents in United States

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1955 · page 2

CHICAGO: Accidents in the United States in 1954 killed 91,000 persons and injured 9,200,000, the National Safety…

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Injured By Skip

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 2

James Calderwood, 35, of Maitland-street, Kuril Kurri, a miner at Richmond Main colliery, suffered extensive…

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Council Employee Injured By Shovel

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 2

A Maitland City Council employee, Kevin Maher, 51, of Hunter-street, Largs, fractured' three ribs in his left…

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Motor Cycle Hit Cow; Rider Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 2

A motor cyclist, Jack Hetherington, 32, of Courtauld’s Hostel, Tomago, a textile mechanic, was seriously…

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Motor Cycle Rider Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 2

Warrell McDonald, 19, of Rose-street, Maitland, was severely injured yesterday when his motor cycle crashed…

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Road Accidents Caused by Bad Habits

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 5

The majorty, if not all of to-day's traffic collisions can be traced back to bad habits on someone's part. Doing the right thing…

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Miner Injured By Falling Coal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 2

CESSNOCK: John Lockwood, 44, of Moore-street, Cessnock, miner at Aberdare Extended colliery, was struck…

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Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 1

During shovelling operations at the open cut, Geoffrey Jeans sustained a fractured left leg. He was taken…

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Drowned in River

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 February 1955 · page 3

ADELAIDE: Geoffrey Brown (10), of Edmund-street, Norwood, slipped, and fell into the River Torrens at…

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Six Injured in Road Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 February 1955 · page 2

Six people were injured in road accidents in the Maitland district over the week-end…

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Miner’s Leg Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 February 1955 · page 2

Vince Morris, of Deakin-street Kurri, a miner employed at Rathluba colliery, suffered a severely lacersted…

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Week-end Accidents

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 February 1955 · page 1

The officer in charge of the Muswellbrook Ambulance Station reported yesterday that on Saturday, the…

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Alderman’s Proposal For Reducing Rate Of Accidents On Roads

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 1

Alderman C. L. Robinson last night outlined a four-point accident prevention plan to the Maitland City Council. The council decided to send the details of the…

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Accidents at Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Ernest O’Hearne (33), of Barton-street, Kurri Kurri, a carpenter at Aberdare Central colliery, fell from…

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Two Injured In Collision

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 2

A motor-cyclist and his pillion passenger were injured when their cycle was involved in a collision with a car at the…

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